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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: Summer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What business did Marguerite's uncle plan to start in the New World?
(a) A music store.
(b) A dance studio.
(c) A violin repair shop.
(d) A shoe repair shop.

2. What does Dolly Sargent use to nurse her baby on the ship?
(a) Cleaned pig intestines.
(b) A hollowed out gourd filled with milk.
(c) A wooden cup.
(d) A rubber glove.

3. To what does Caleb often compare Marguerite to, suggesting his thoughts as to her trustworthiness?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Englishmen.
(c) Scots.
(d) Indians.

4. How much older than Marguerite is Caleb?
(a) Two years.
(b) A year.
(c) Three years.
(d) The same age.

5. In what year does the novel begin?
(a) 1743.
(b) 1643.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1843.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Marguerite decide Indians must not be so bad as they travel through Penobscot Bay?

2. Why has the author begun her book with the poem Maypole Point?

3. Who is the main character of Calico Bush?

4. Where are Aunt Hespa's family from?

5. What animal do the children find at Falmouth and decide to adopt?

(see the answer key)

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